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The meaning of COLORED is having color. How to use colored in a sentence. Usage of Colored: Usage Guide. Definition of colored adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Colored (or coloured) is a racial descriptor historically used in the United States during the Jim Crow era to refer to an African American. In many places, it may be considered a slur. [1] COLORED definition: having color. See examples of colored used in a sentence. (Definition of colored from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Colored and coloured are both English terms. Colored is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while coloured is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB). In the United States, there is a preference for " colored " over "coloured" (98 to 2). Adjective colored (comparative more colored, superlative most colored) (American spelling) Having a color.